Bracket for connecter heads



Oct. 17, 1933. E. A. ROBINSON BRACKET FOR CONNECTER HEADS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 17, 1933. E. A. ROBINSON BRACKET FOR CONNECTER HEADS Original Filed May -31, 1930 .2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 17, 193 3 UNITED STA RACKET- Fort CONNECTER HEADS EdwhidflArthur] Robinson, Mafia], Quebec, Canada, assignor' to Joseph Robinson, New

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Application. May 31, .1930, Serial No. 457,942 I Ren wedM c 9 3 3 spect to an upper portion, supporting the con-' necter on the lower portion, rigidly fastening the upper portion to the train and providinga T slideway connection between the portions, a rotatable screw having journal support in the up per portion threading portion. v

. Further purposes will appear in the specification and in the claims.

I have elected to show one main form only the T head of the lower of my invention, selecting-a form that is practical and efiicient in operation and which well illustrates the principles involved;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of mechanism embodying one form ofmy invention shown supporting a connecter. 7 v

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken upon the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary section taken upon the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section through bracket structure shown in Figure 1, the view corresponding to a section taken upon the line 3-3 of Figure 2 to enlarged scale, and showing a portion of my bracket not shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a broken right end elevation of structure shown in Figure 4. v

Like numerals refer to like parts in all figures.

Describing in illustration and not in limitation and referring to the drawings:-

My invention is directed to means for permitting the mating heads ofa train pipe coupling to be separated longitudinally from one another while cars are. coupled together, and also for permitting varying the positions of the connecter faces toaccommodate wear on the knuckle coupler connections between the cars.

I make my bracket 10 that supports one of the mating pipe connecters 11 and 12 of upper and lower portions 13 and 14 respectively.

The upper portion 13 rigidly bolts to the train at 15 and presents a horizontal downwardly dito others skilled in the art, to obtain all or part 'rected T slideway 16 to the T head 17 'of the lower portions. 4

The upwardly directed T head 1'7 of the lower, portion fits the downwardly directed horizontal longitudinal slideway of the upper portion and is positioned along the slideway by a rotatable screw member l8v which threads into the head and is journalled at opposite ends in the upper member at 19 and 20, the ends being suitably formed a at 21 to receive'a wrench. It will be noted that the slideway 16is formed in the lower sideof the upper portion of the bracket and that the slideway and screw member 18 and head l7'of 1e lower member are enclosedon the top and sides bysaid upper portion of the bracket. This serves to protect the screw and head 17 and prevents the entrance of snow and ice so that the parts are always incondition to be readily adjusted. V v

The connecters may be of vany suitable type, 7 the lower portion ofthe bracket being suitably varied to accommodate variant forms of connecters. q l

In the illustration the connecter arms 22 and 23 have forwardly directed hooks 24 that are'80 supported upon and are adapted to rearwardly slide along lateral projections 25 on the lower portion of the bracket. p A' rearwardly extending spring. 26 is compressed between the forward face 27 of a nut and washer on the rearward end, of thehook bolt 28 and the rearwardly presented face of a plate 29 transversely connecting the arms: 22 and 23, thereby pressing the connecter forwardly.

vvThe lower portion 16 of the bracket is perforated at"30 for easy assembly of the hook end 31 of the bolt 28 which hooks about a crosspiece portion 32 of the bracket near the lower end of the perforation 30.

It willbe seen that the bracket and outer end of the spring are tied together byfthe bolt 28, the connecter pressed forward by the spring,

positioned rearwardly by its engagement with a of the benefits of my invention without copying I the structure shown, and I, therefore, claim all such in so far as they fall within the reasonable spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my' invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters,

Patent is:-

1. A bracket for a train pipe 'connecter comprising a lower member adapted to make supporting connectionwith a connecter, an upper member adapted to be rigidly fastened to atrain, a forwardly and rearwardly horizontal downwardly directed T slideway on the upper memher, a head on the lower member fitting the slideway, a forwardly andrearwardly extending screw threading one of the members and journalling in the other adapting the head to be variantly slid along the guideway by suitable rotation'of thescrew. I

2. A bracket for a train pipe connecter comprising a lower member adapted to make supporting connection with a connecter, an upper member adapted to be rigidly fastened to a train,

a forwardly and rearwardly horizontal -downslideway, a rearwardly and forwardly extending screw in the slideway threading the head of the lower member, journals for the screw on the upper member across opposite ends of the slideway and a wrench hold extension on the screw.

3. A bracket for a train pipe connecter comprising an upper member and a lower member,

said upper member having a longitudinally ar- 7 "gitudinally through said slideway and journaled at the ends thereof in said portion, said head on the lower member having a threaded opening through which said screw extends, whereby rotation of the screw will move said head and lower member longitudinally of the slideway.

EDWARD ARTHUR ROBINSON. 

